KARYOPLASM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does karyoplasm mean? 

• KARYOPLASM (noun)
  The noun KARYOPLASM has 1 sense:

1. the protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

  Familiarity information: KARYOPLASM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• KARYOPLASM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The protoplasm that constitutes the nucleus of a cell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

karyoplasm; nucleoplasm

Hypernyms ("karyoplasm" is a kind of...):

living substance; protoplasm (the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus))

Holonyms ("karyoplasm" is a substance of...):

cell nucleus; karyon; nucleus (a part of the cell containing DNA and RNA and responsible for growth and reproduction)